Health Unit Coordinator
Courses
Note: The following list does not imply that NAHUC has reviewed, endorsed or
approved of any of the programs listed.
(If you have a program you wish to post, please contact office@[Link])
Online
ed2go
Course: Health Unit Coordinator
This online course is 120 hours and completed in a six month time-frame. Course fee
includes voucher for one-year student membership and the certification exam fee.
Contact phone number: 855-520-6806
Website:
[Link]
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Contact email: Students can fill out the contact form on the ed2go website
Selkirk Community College
This program is offered online.
Castlegar Campus
301 Frank Beinder Way
Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada V1N 4S6
Phone: Toll-free 888-953-1133 extension 425 or direct 250-365-1425
Fax: 250-365-3929
Program information page: [Link]
Program details page: [Link]
Contact: Erna McCall, Program Instructor
Email: emccall@[Link]
Phone: 250-368-3041
We Care Online
Course: Health Unit Coordinator
This course is entirely online and self paced. Textbook required.
4601 E Douglas
Wichita KS 67218
(888) 932-2501 phone ext. 108
[Link]
email: cindy@[Link]
For more info visit our course page:
[Link]
We Care Online is also a NAHUC Institutional Provider and offers NAHUC contact
hours for the online continuing education they provide. NAHUC contact hours may be
used towards health unit coordinator recertification.
Alberta
NorQuest College
10135 109 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3P1 Canada
Contact: Dianne Ockerman, Program Coordinator
Phone (780) 644-6470
Email: info@[Link]
Hospital Unit Clerk Program. Intakes: September, January, April. Some courses
available online as well.
Arizona
Gateway Community College
108 N. 40th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034
[Link]
Contact: Monica Wadsworth, Program Director HUC
Phone (602) 286-8526
Email: [Link]@[Link]
Weblink:
[Link]
Click the following links for course descriptions:
Certificate of Completion in Health Unit Coordinating
Certificate of Completion in Health Unit Coordinating/Patient Care Associate
Arkansas
Arkansas State University Mountain Home (ASUMH)
Contact the Admissions Office at (870) 508-6104 or visit [Link]
HSA 1007 -Health Unit Coordinator from August 21 - December 12, 2006 offered on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
ASUMH is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
British Columbia
College of New Caledonia
3330-22 Ave
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada V2N 1P8
Phone: 250-562 2131
[Link]
Camosun College
4461 Interurban Road
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V9E 2C1
Phone: 250-370-4565 (call for information and brochure)
[Link]/ce and [Link]/unitclerk
email: sofbus@[Link]
This highly successful eight-month part-time evening and weekend program is in its 12 th
year and is offered on-campus each Septemberand finishes with a practicum in the
hospital. .
Kwantlen University College
12666 72nd Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada V3W 2M8
Phone: 604-599-2100
[Link]
The Health Unit Coordinator program is offered on the Langley Campus, full-time days
commencing in September or full-time evenings commencing in January.
Malaspina University-College now: Vancouver Island University
900 5th Street
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
[Link]
Contact: Cheryl Dill , Program Coordinator Centre for Continuing Studies
Nanaimo Campus Building 310 Room 106
Office Hours: Mon-Fri
Phone: 250-740-6327
Fax: 250-740-6452
Email: dillc@[Link]
Okanagan University-College
3333 University Way
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada V1V 1V7
Phone: 250-762-5445
[Link]
Selkirk Community College
This program is offered online.
Castlegar Campus
301 Frank Beinder Way
Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada V1N 4S6
Phone: Toll-free 888-953-1133 extension 425 or direct 250-365-1425
Fax: 250-365-3929
Program information page: [Link]
Program details page: [Link]
Contact: Erna McCall, Program Instructor
Email: emccall@[Link]
Phone: 250-368-3041
University-College of the Fraser Valley
45635 Yale Road
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada V2P 6T4
Laura Larson - Program Coordinator
Phone: 604-864-4626 or 604-792-0025 Local 4626
Email: [Link]@[Link]
[Link]
Vancouver Community College
City Centre Campus
250 West Pender Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 1S9
Phone: 604-443-8330
Fax: 604-443-8588
[Link]
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California
Humboldt Regional Occupations Program offers a HUC course in the Spring of each
year. For more information contact:
HROP, 901 Myrtle Ave., Eureka, CA 95501 707-445-7018
Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program
867 E. Laurel Drive
Salinas, CA 93905
Contact: Berna Maya, Instructor, at 831-753-4209 or bmaya@[Link]
[Link]
Vista Regional Occupational Program/Adult School offers a HUC Program three
times a year.
Please contact us at (760)758-7122. Located at 305 East Bobier Drive, Vista, CA 92084
[Link]
Florida
Brevard Community College
1519 Clearlake Road
Cocoa, FL 32922
Contact: Janice Weaver, Program Facilitator at 321-433-7535 or E-Mail:
weaverj@[Link]
Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Web
Link: [Link]
credit-technical-professional-training/health-continuing-education/health-unit-
[Link]
The University of Florida Area Health Education Centers Program in collaboration with
the Area Health Education Centers Programs of Nova Southeastern University, the
University of South Florida and the University of Miami
Location: [Link]
Orlando Technical College
301 W Amelia St
Orlando, Florida, 32801
Contact: Georgina Dowdell, Instructor, at 407.246.7060 ext 4806 or
[Link]@[Link]
Web Link:
[Link]
Pasco-Hernando Community College (PHCC)
The course is offered at both the north (Brooksville) campus which
is approximately 40 minutes north of Tampa, and the west (Port Richey)
campus. Port Richey is a bit north of Clearwater. The course
description, campus address, etc is on the website.
[Link]
Phone: 727-847-2727
Georgia
Columbus Technical College
Program offered quarterly in Columbus, GA
Contact:
Hudson Garrett Jr., NCMA, EHS, SEM, MPH, Director, Community Health and Safety
AHA Training Center Director, AHA Regional Faculty
Office: 706.641.5265
Fax: 706.649.1500
Pager: 706.576.0300
Nextel: 706.527.3935
hgarrett@[Link]
Visit our website: [Link]
Illinois
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights IL
More information can be obtained by contacting the collage at 708-709-3750
Kansas
We Care Online
Course: Health Unit Coordinator
This course is entirely online and self paced. Textbook required.
2177 W. Bella Vista
Wichita, KS. 67203
(888)932-2501 phone
(520)572-2110 fax
[Link]
email: cindy@[Link]
For more info visit our course page:
[Link]
Kentucky
CARITAS Medical Center, Louisville, KY. For more information or to receive a
registration packet, please call Cathy Gray-Connors at (502) 361-6651.
Louisiana
The Allied Health Institute, 14571 Old Spanish Trail, Post Office Box 1358, Luling,
LA 70070-1358
Phone number: (985) 785-9498
E-mail: alliedhealthinst@[Link]
Michigan
Delta College
LifeLong Learning
H-wing
1961 Delta Rd.
University Center, Michigan 48710
Contact: Lindsey Bourassa or Sherrill Irish by Phone:(989)686-9366 or (989)686-9364
e-mail: lindsey bourassa@[Link] or sherrillirish@[Link]
Visit our website: [Link]/ lifelonglearning
Health unit coordinators are in high demand locally! Most graduates of the Delta College
Health Unit Coordinator Program are hired within one to three months. Positions are a
mix of part-time and full-time, and most are in hospital settings, although other health
organizations are also potential employers.
The first 80 hours of the program are spent in a classroom environment. You are
evaluated through written exams, class participation, punctuality and attendance. You
spend the next 160 hours in the clinical portion of the program. Here you receive hands-
on experience at a local hospital. You train with a health unit coordinator preceptor
(clinical instructor) during this time. An on-going evaluation by the instructor and the
preceptor is conducted through individual conferences and written examinations. The
student must maintain a 75% average in each aspect of the program, including ethical and
safety aspects as well as demonstrations in order to receive a certificate. Also, students
must have consistent attendance in order to receive a certificate. There are no excused
absences from this course.
Classes are offered January-April, May August, and September December.
Future Healthcare Professionals, L.L.C
23800 W. Ten Mile Rd, Suite 180
Southfield, MI 48033
Ph: 248-773-1491
Program Coordinator: Julia Davis-Harris,RN,BSN
Email@ pdvipnursing@[Link]
Website: [Link]
Are you a healthcare professional looking to become certified in health unit coordinating?
Do want to learn a new career and change job descriptions? We can assist you with
workshop training!
We are a medical training services that provide educational workshop training to
healthcare professionals working in hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities. Our
workshops are intended to prepare healthcare professionals for national certification in
health unit coordinator exam. Our workshops provides hands on computer and virtual
patient simulation. Students perform front desk skills, transcribe doctors orders, admit
patients to units, order diets, xray, and other lab testing.
Students will receive a certificate for completing workshop. Workshop meets one night a
week for 6 days . Workshop times are flexible during the evening and weekends. Our
workshop is for working professionals. If you are interested in the medical field; this
workshop can prepare you to take the national certification exam.
Minnesota
Century College
White Bear Lake, MN
Contact: Helen Bruner
(651) 779-3902
email: [Link]@[Link]
Hennepin Technical College
9900 Brooklyn Blvd
Brooklyn Park, MN 55369
Contact: DeDe Theroux
(952) 995-1300
email: [Link]@[Link]
[Link]
- 16 week (1 semester) program
Minnesota State College Southeast Technical College
Winona Campus
1250 Homer Road
Winona, MN 55987
(507) 453 2700 [Link]
Contact instructor Karen Clements at kclements@[Link] or (507) 453 2403.
Red Wing Campus
308 Pioneer Road
Red Wing, MN 55066
(651) 385 6300 [Link]
Rochester Community and Technical College
851 30th Ave SE . Rochester, MN 55904-4999
General Info: (507) 285-7210 or 1-800-247-1296
Saint Paul College A Community & Technical College
235 Marshall Avenue
Saint Paul , Minnesota 55102
Contact (651)846-1600
[Link]
South Central College
[Link]
North Mankato Campus
1920 Lee Boulevard
North Mankato, MN 56003
507-389-7200 / 800-722-9359
Faribault Campus
1225 Third Street SW
Faribault, MN 55021
507-332-5800 / 800-422-0391
Mississippi
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jackson County Campus
Workforce Development Office
Hwy 90
PO Box 100
Gautier MS 39553
Phone: (228) 497-7893
Patricia Manuel, RN, BSN, MSN, LNC
Program Director/Instructor
North Carolina
Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC
Hospital Nursing Unit Secretary program.
Contact: Barbara S. Bostic, R.N., Program Coordinator, Health & Community Service,
Continuing Education at [Link]@[Link]
Nevada
College of Southern Nevada
Sahara West Center
2409 Las Verdes St. K1B
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Contact: Sue Holligan-Folds, RN, MA, Workforce Coordinator, at 702-651-4452
[Link]@[Link] or Sara Masso, Assistant, at 702-651-4770.
Website: [Link]/workforce
The College of Southern Nevada has been offering the H.U.C course for one year. The
2011 schedule follows, January 12 through March 3, June 13 through August 1, and
October 3 through November 21.
New Hampshire
Blended Solutions Technical Institute
1000 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03101
Contact: Cindy Kuehl, Admissions Director at 603-622-4922 or ckuehl@[Link] Ask
to speak to an Educational Specialist.
Web link: [Link]
BSTI is a post-secondary education career school offering many career tracks and the
medical programs are very popular. All prepare for National Certification in a given
specialty area. Please call and learn how you can become a Health Unit Coordinator. All
career tracks are instructor-led and taught by those certified in the industry, possess
educational degrees or have worked in the field offering real-world experiences.
MCRC/On-Track Training
177 Lake Ave.
Manchester NH 03103
Contact: Torey Kortz, Program Director at (603) 647-8967 or Torey@[Link]
Weblink:
[Link] or [Link]
MCRC/On-Track Training is a nonprofit agency licensed by the NH Postsecondary
Education Commission as a Career Training School and an approved training provider for
NH Employment Program, NH Vocational Rehabilitation, and NH Workforce Investment
Act. Health Unit Coordinator training is offered as a 16-week program with classroom
training, hands-on practice, and certification exam preparation. All books, materials, lab
fees, & the certification exam fee are included in our affordable tuition rates.
New Jersey
Mountainside Hospital's School of Allied Health
1 Bay Avenue
Montclair, NJ
Runnells Specialized Hospital of Union County
40 Watchung Way
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922
Instructor: Nora Dunn, CHUC, RN, RHIA, MLS
For more information, contact: ndunn@[Link]
New York
North Carolina
Durham Technical Community College
1637 Lawson St
Durham NC 27703
[Link]
Continuing Education, Health Unit Coordinating
Contact: Darlene Bullock, Assistant Dean, Continuing Education and Northgate Allied
Health, bullockd@[Link] , 919-536-7200, ext. 4002
Students learn to complete occupational responsibilities such as coordination and
customer service procedures, transcription of physician treatment and medication orders,
patient admission processing, discharge and transfer, and proper maintenance of patient
medical records. The course emphasizes both non-technical and technical skills. 160
hours, 40 hrs clinical.
Ohio
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Internet-based health unit coordinator course
3520 Central Pkwy
Cincinnati Ohio 45223
Contact: Daphne T. Robinson, Instructor/Coordinator for Health & Public Safety at 513-
569-1684
Cuyahoga Community College
2900 Community College Avenue
Cleveland Ohio 44115
[Link]/programs/healthcareers/healthinformation/Pages/[Link]
Contact: Kathy Loflin, RHIA Program Manager, Health Information Management Technology
(HIMT) and Health Unit Coordinator (HUC) Programs at
Phone: 216-987-4456, Fax: 216-987-4386, Email: [Link]@[Link].
Great Oaks - Health Professions Academy
Susan Rench
Program Coordinator
3120 Burnett Ave Suite 103
Cincinnati Ohio 45229
Contact: Susan Rench, Program Coordinator, at 513-961-4220 ext. 19, or email
[Link]@[Link]
Pennsylvania
Delaware County Community College
901 S. Media Line Road
Media, PA 19062
[Link]
Contact: Wynne Devenney at 610-359-5035, or email wdevenne@[Link].
South Dakota
Western Dakota Tech
800 Mickelson Drive
Rapid City, SD 57703-4018
[Link]
Contact: Donita O'Meara, RN, BSN, Health Unit Coordinator/Patient Care Technician
Instructor , at (605) 718-2916 or e-mail [Link]@[Link]
Fax: (605) 394-1789
Texas
Collin County Community College
Courtyard Center Campus
4800 Preston Park Blvd.
Plano, TX 75093
[Link]/ce
Contact: Kelli Albrecht, CE Healthcare Program Director at 972-599-3117 or
kalbrecht@[Link]
Classes are held in fall and spring, Monday thru Thursday 9am-1pm for 8 weeks. Upon
completion of classroom training, students may also participate in an 80 hour clinical
rotation at local area hospitals.
Utah
Salt Lake Community College
4600 South Redwood Road
Salt Lake City Utah 84123
(801) 957-SLCC (957-7522)
[Link]
Contact: Juliann Olsen at 801-718-0729 or 801-622-3358 or email
[Link]@[Link]
This program prepares you to work at nursing stations in a hospital or in other medical
office situations which deal with patient care records. You will learn to transcribe doctors
orders using basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology and
abbreviations. Keyboarding skills, use of the computer, and communication skills are
included in the program. You will learn to order daily diets, laboratory tests and other
diagnostic tests; order medication; maintain and organize patient charts; and perform non-
clinical tasks for patient admissions, transfer, and discharge, preoperative and
postoperative procedures. Students learn how to maintain the nursing unit supplies;
communicate effectively with patients, visitors and professional health care teams; and
operate the nursing unit communications systems (i.e., computer terminal, telephone,
intercom, pagers).
Washington
Clover Park Technical College
4500 Steilacoom Blvd. S. W.
Lakewood Washington 98499
[Link]
Health Unit Coordinator Program
Three programs offered for your convenience: Full-time Day, Full-time Evening, and
Part-time Day. Program orientation is offered every second and fourth Wednesday of each
month at our Lakewood Washington campus. On completion of any of the programs,
graduates may take the national certification exam offered by NAHUC. Financial aid is
available to those who qualify.
Contact:
Marla Briggs, CHUC, Program Coordinator Faculty, Full-Time Day Program at
(253) 589-5669 or e-mail [Link]@[Link]
Joylene Perez, CHUC, Faculty, Evening Program at (253) 589-6028
or email [Link]@[Link]
Please contact Advising / Counseling Department at 253.589.5548 for additional
information and program start dates.
Pima Medical Institute
1627 Eastlake Avenue East
Seattle, Washington 98102
Contact: (206) 322-6100
Website: [Link]
Seattle Vocational Institute
2120 South Jackson Street
Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 587-4950
[Link]
For additional information or enrollment, contact Tessie Gomez, ext. 4963
Instructor, Gail Gruen,CHUC
Phone: (206) 548-4922
Email: gouattara@[Link]
Seattle Vocational Institute offers a 9-month full time course Tuesday-Friday in Health
Unit Coordinating that prepares one to work in either inpatient or outpatient services.
After completing the course, students can then take the certification exam offered by the
National Association of Health Unit Coordinators (NAHUC).
Spokane Community College offers a one-year health unit coordinator certificate, with
an optional A.A.S. degree, which prepares the student to work in a nursing unit of a
hospital or long-term care facility. Tasks include coordinating physician orders for the
patient among the physician, nursing staff, and other hospital departments; performing
daily chart analysis for physician signatures on orders; utilizing computerized order entry
systems; setting up and maintaining patient records; and managing communications on
the unit, both in-person and by telephone, according to facility policy and in compliance
with confidentiality statutes. Upon completion of the program, students may take the
national certification exam offered by NAHUC.
Classes are offered weekdays at SCC.
Prerequisites: Physical exam, ability to perform under stress, keyboarding skills, and
appropriate skills in ASSET, SAT, or ACT.
Call the SCC Health & Environmental Science Division at (509)533-7296 or contact
SCCInfo for more information.
Wisconsin
Lakeshore Technical College
1290 North Avenue
Cleveland, WI 53015-1414
Contact: Lynn Owen, RN, MSN, Program Director at (920) 693-1226 or
[Link]@[Link] or
Trish Klein, Admissions Specialist at [Link]@[Link] or (920) 693-1851 .
Milwaukee Area Technical College
700 West State Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443
Contact: Lucia E. Francis, MS, RHIA, Associate Dean of Health Occupations, at (414)
297-8569 or francisl@[Link]
Waukesha County Technical College
Health Unit Coordinator Technical Diploma
800 Main Street
Pewaukee, WI 53072
Contact: [Link]
Last Revised: 06/22/17
